Congratulations to Dr. Rene Przkora and Dr. Hari Parvataneni on their grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Florida.
Dr. Heather Vincent, Trevor Leavitt, Cong Chen and Joseph Wasser worked with the Atlanta Blaze Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team in Atlanta on May 13, 2016. The research team worked with players to develop the first ever on-the-field motion assessment of shooting and throwing motion in different player positions. This pro team and the UF Sports Performance Center are creating new trails in the area of lacrosse science.
Drs. Heather and Kevin Vincent and Laura Ann Zdziarski gave to the community on Saturday February 27th, 2016, at Eastside High School. The team represented the UF Health Sports Performance Center and Division of Research, providing educational materials on injury prevention, sport research and exercise.
Drs. Kalia Sadasivan and Heather Vincent (Co-PIs) obtained a research award for: An Integrated-Delivery-of-Care-Approach to Improve Patient Outcomes, Safety, Well-Being After Orthopaedic Trauma. This collaborative project combines expertise from faculty and staff from research (Drs. Horodyski, Vasilopoulos and LA Zdziarski, J McClelland) and clinical psychiatry (Dr. R.
Laura Ann Zdziarski, ATC, received a research grant from the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) in late June of 2015, to support her doctoral research in the Rehabilitation Sceince Doctoral (RSD) Program entitled “Incorporating athletic trainers into an orthopaedic trauma care team to improve patient’s functional and emotional profile.” Laura Ann will be completing her dissertation work in 2016-2017. Academic faculty mentors include Dr.
UF Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Residents and Fellows took home several awards at 2015 Florida Orthopaedics Society (FOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. This year's meeting was held at The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club from June 4 - 7, 2015.
A new study lead by UF Orthopaedics Class of 2014 Resident Dr.
UF Orthopaedics physicians Dr. Jason Zaremski, MD, Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., ATC, LAT, FNATA, were featured by UF Health for their research regarding year-round baseball in the South could lead to more elbow injuries.
The UF Sports Performance Center proudly hosted the Thompson Brothers Lacrosse Program on August 12, 2014. Miles, Lyle, Jeremy and Jerome Thompson, Bill O'Brien and Hunter Hemlock all participated in lacrosse throwing analysis and other measures to help the scientists better understand the mechanics of this growing sport. Players represented national, professional and collegiate lacrosse programs (Rochester Rattlers, Iroquois Nationals, Albany Great Danes).
Congratulations to Aimee Struk, MEd, MBA, ATC, for being chosen to participate in the 2014-15 class of the University of Florida Leadership Academy. Fifteen 15 participants were selected based on a competitive application process.
The goal of the Academy is to develop emerging leaders at the University of Florida by increasing participants' knowledge about the University of Florida and exploring what great leadership looks like at UF.